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LIVES livestock technologies praised at opening of Oromia research institute...
OARI headqurter inauguration_Abule Ebro explaining about LIVES project to the Oromia regional president and other higher officials (Photo:ILRI\LIVES) The Oromia Agricultural Research Institute (OARI)...
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Traditional butter churn beats modern alternative in Ejere, Ethiopia
Traditional and modern churn set side by side for trial in Ejere district (Photo credit ILRI\Solomon Gizaw) One should not make the mistake of thinking that ‘traditional’ is synonymous with backward....
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Finding inner strength and hope: Livestock business empowers Ethiopian couple
One of Bizunesh’s bull calves ready for fattening (photo credit:ILRI\Addisu Abera). This story is about a couple, Bizunesh Abu (30) and Wendu Gutema (40), living in Mojo town, Oromia who are involved...
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Stimulating the use of farmer training centres in Oromia
Farmer training centres (FTCs) have been designed and used to improve agricultural extension services delivery in many developing countries. Ethiopia is promoting the FTC approach with the hope of...
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The need for new livestock technologies: Fufa Keneni’s challenges with his...
Fufa with his beehives in Ada Berga District (photo credit: ILRI\Gemeda Duguma). In February 2015, the Livestock and Irrigation Value Chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) project’s implementation...
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Cooperative breeding groups: An entry point for structured sheep breeding...
Written by Solomon Gizaw A ‘Ram selection committee’ selects breeding rams for the cooperative breeding group in Tigray, Ethiopia. (Photo credit: ILRI\ Solomon Gizaw) Cooperative breeding groups are...
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LIVES working paper on improving efficiency and productivity of Ethiopia’s...
By Beamlak Tesfaye The Livestock and Irrigation Value Chains for Ethiopian smallholders (LIVES) project has published its third working paper on the sources of technical inefficiency of smallholder...
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In Brief: LIVES conducted its 5th Project Steering Committee Meeting
LIVES Steering Committee members and LIVES staff members group photo during the 5th PSC meeting at ILRI Campus, Addis Ababa. (photo credit: ILRI\ Aklilu Bogale) The 5th meeting of the Livestock and...
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In brief: A collaborative action research proposal writing workshop conducted...
Collaborative Action Research Proposal Writting Workshop participants at the ILRI Campus, Addis Ababa (photo credit: ILRI\Aklilu Bogale) The Livestock and Irrigation Value Chains for Ethiopian...
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LIVES reviews progress in key meeting with Ethiopian agricultural research...
Written by Berhanu Gebremedhin Partial view of meeting between LIVES and agricultural research instituted directors in Bahir Dar (photo credit:ILRI/ Zeleke Mekuriaw). The Livestock and Irrigation Value...
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Model farmers who benefited from the training facilitated by LIVES are...
Written by Gemeda Duguma and Amenti Chali LIVES’ model farmers, Ijigu Tefera and his wife, removing weeds from grafted avocado seedlings (photo credit: ILRI\Amenti Chali). The Livestock and Irrigation...
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LIVES and partners to launch new collaborative action research projects in...
Meeting between LIVES and agricultural research institute directors in Addis Ababa (photo credit:ILRI/Aklilu Bogale). The Livestock and Irrigation Value Chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES)...
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West Shoa knowledge centre a model of ICT use for agricultural knowledge sharing
Written by Mamusha Lemma and Beamlak Tesfaye Agriculture and extension service experts at the West Shoa agricultural knowledge centre (photo credit: ILRI\Addisu Abera). New policies, actors and...
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LIVES technologies at the 2nd Africa-wide agriculture extension week in Addis...
Siboniso Moyo, program leader, ILRI Animal Science for Sustainable Productivity program and Gebremedhin Woldewahid, LIVES Tigray region coordinator, at the agriculture extension week opening (photo...
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LIVES regional workshops and exhibitions to support scale out of successful...
Azage Tegegne, the LIVES project manager, welcoming participants at the LIVES progress report review meeting in Axum (photo credit: ILRI\Aklilu Bogale). The Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for...
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A farmer trainer and mentor is changing the extension services landscape in...
By Mamusha Lemma and Gemeda Duguma Ejigu Tefera managing his grafted avocado trees (photo credit: ILRI\Gemeda Duguma). To promote value chain thinking and practice in Ethiopia, the Livestock and...
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Building capacity in Ethiopian value chain actors
Practical training session for producers and development agents on fruit grafting techniques at Melkassa Agricultural Research Centre (photo by ILRI) Market-oriented development is a relatively new...
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Agricultural knowledge centres raise agricultural expertise in Seka Chekorsa
By Mamusha Lemma and Gemeda Duguma Yohannes Eshetu, an irrigation expert, at the Irrigation Development Office of the Seka Cherkosa district ( Photo Credit: ILRI\ Gemeda Duguma) Recurrent water pump...
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Piloting solar water pumps use in Ethiopia
By Amenti Chali, Berhanu Biazin and Beamlak Tesfaye Solar pump installation at Malima Bari peasant association of Bora district, East Shoa zone ( Photo Credit: ILRI\ Amenti Chali) Household-based...
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LIVES offers market-oriented extension and value chain development training...
By Berhanu Gebremedhin and Dereje Legesse Trainees working in groups to develop action plans (photo credit:ILRI\Dereje Legesse). The Livestock and Irrigations Value chain for Ethiopian Smallholders...
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